Washing-machine.



o. e M. PROBS.

' WASHING MAGHINE. APPLIOATIN FILED DEG. 2, 1907.

91 2, 107, Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

o FROBS.

WASHING M APPLICATION FILEDDEO.2, 1907.

AGHINE.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909. s SHEETS-SHEET 2,

lvllum Pow anni 0. 9 M. PROBS. WASHING MAQ'HINE.

l APPLICATION ILHD DEC.2,1907. 912,10?, Petented 990.91909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

' offro' FR'oEs'nAND MINNA FRoEsE', oF New YORK, n. Y. a

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l No. 912,107..

z To' allwhomit may concern; .y

Beit known that we, Orro FRoEsli'and 'MINA' FROES, citizens of thel United States, residing at New York, inthe -county-' 5 of New York and State of New York, have invented ",certain 'new and useful Improvements' Washing-Machines; and we do declare the following to' be a'full, cleary'an'd eX- actv de'scriY tion of the invention, such as' will o enable ot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains-to make and use the same.

invention* relates 'to an` improved clothes washing machine, especially adapted for use in connection with a clothes boiler; 5 and it consistsof the novel construction, l combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying-drawings and` pointed out in the claims hereto appended. "5

e Theobject ofthe invention is'to provide a I 'machine of this character whichis simple-in lconstruction',efficient 'in actionand cheap to manufacture. l

Another object is to provide a simple and thoroughly cleansing t e clothes without rubbing, wearin or otherwise injuring the fabrics and whic is easy to operate.

f A further object is to provide a machine which may be removed from the boiler or tub in which it is used, ,carrying with it all of thev clothesncleansed thereby or from which pieces of clothing may be removed. individ-.

ually if desired.,

In the accompanying drawings,-`- Fi ure 1 y represents a longitudinal section .of a iler with the top on and showin one form" of this invention applied thereto; ig 2rep'resents a transverse section thereof; Fig'. 3 repre- 0 sents a horizontal section through thelboiler taken on lineB--S of Fig. 1'; Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal section througha boiler showing a Inodied form of this improved washer arranged therein; Fig. 5. represents-a 5 horizontal. section thereof; Fig'. Gis alongi tudinal vertical section of a boilershr'w'ving another modification of the invention; Fig'. 7

is a transverse section on line 7-2-7 of-Fig. 6

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section thereof on line 0 8-8 of Fig. 6., A

This improved washer may be used in connectioii wlth any. suitablevessel, andin the accompanying drawings it is shown applied to a boiler v18, having a removable top 19.

" 5` ,In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, 'a'

supporting standard 1 is shown of any dei `Speciflcation of VLetters'latent.

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and-pressing mem ers ysecured thereto. As 'shown two of these members, Zand 3, areemi slred shape and construction, having any de-A sired number ofl s aced .clothes supporting.

ployed composed -of any suitable foraminous f material and preferably made of a shape -to correspond in contour withthe shape'of the vessel in which the'yare to be used, and adapted to fit looselytherein. The bottom member or plate 2 is preferably made ofwide .mesh heavywire, having a central openin through which the :standard 1 is passed,` an

lto thelowe'r end of which it is secured by means of brac-e rods, as 4, extending in oppo-l site directions from the lower end of said standard 1 underneath said plate 2 and fas- Atened thereto by rivets or other suitablemeansp The upper plate 3 is constructed similarly to the p ate'2, having secured toits upperface brace rods 5l and 6, extending lon- Agltudinally thereof on opposite sides of the' l centrale ening 7 therein and having their inneren s bent upwardly and perforated to .receive a cott'er pin 8 or other suitable device for adjustably connecting said' plate to the lstandard 1, by passing said pin through one of .the longitudinally spaced apertures, as 9,

formed in said 'standard to ladapt the plate 3 'tobe adjustable toward or from the plate 2 to accommodate clothes varying in bulk.

Hand grips or loops 10 and 11 are secured to the .brace rods 5 and `6 to provide means for lifting'the washer from the boiler or other receptacle. Theupper free end of the standard 1 is adapted 4to project through an opening in'thecover 1,9 lofthe boiler 18, and is provided with -a detachable loop 12, preferably secured thereto by means vof abolt 13, andl adaptedto receive an-operating lever or rod14, which is .passed therethrough, and has one end engaged with a similar loop 15,

formed'` on a4 bracket 'preferablyl secured to one side of the boiler 18, and which acts as a fulcrumfor' 'said lever for "raising and lowering .thewasher.. perforated'tube 16 surrounds'the standard 1 between the plates 2 and '3, andis secured thereto in 'any suitable manner. This tubeis designed tooperate as a pump or fountain, the water and steam be ing sucked up therethrough'and forced out l through the perfor'ations by the pressure of the steam into and'through the clothes disposed between the plates 2 and 8. A spring 17 is referably arranged between the bot-` tom o the biler 18 and the lower face of the p plate 2 and is compressed on. ,the downstrokev of the standard or plunger 1 and assists in raising it on its upstroke.

In the use of the form above described, the

' loop 12 nd the plate 3 are removed, and the clothes p aced on the plate 2. ATheplate 3 is then adjusted in position to hold the clothes securely between it and the vplate 2, and is fastened in adjusted position by means of the cotter pin 8, which is passed through the perforated ends oi' the brace rods 5 and 6, and through an aperture in the standard 1, as

abovelescribed. The top of the boiler isy then placed over the standard 1 and secured in piace by any suitabe clamping means (not 1f desired, when the tube-16 is employed,y

the pumping operation by means of the lever 14 may be dispensed with, as the water is forced up through said tube out through the perforations therein 'into the clothes.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, a standard 20 is shown similar in construction to the standard 1 of the other iigures, except that it has a spring 21, arranged immediately at its ends in position to come between the plates hereinafter described. Two plates 22 and 23, constructed and braced similarly to the plates 2 and 3, are secured to this standard 20. The lower late 22 has secured to its upper face around t e central opening there in an upwardly pro'ecting perforated tube:l

24, which fits aroun and 1s spaced from the standard 20, and the plate 23 has a depending perforated tube 25 secured to its lower face in any suitable manner around the cen'- tral aperture 26 therein, through which the standard 20 passes. This tube '25. is of slightly smaller size than the tube 24, with which it is adapted to telescope and move up and down ltherein to provide for a yielding action between said plates 22 and 23, the spring 21 tending to draw the plate 23 downward and clamp or press the clothes 'tightly betweenit and the plate 22. This tube 25 is detachably connected with the standard 2() in any suitable manner, preferably by means of a pin .27 assing transversely through the Walls of sai tube and through an aperture in the standard. The free end of 4the standard 20 is provided with a removable lever engagp ing the loop 28 similar to loop 12 oi the other figures and for a similar purpose. This pulling action exerted by the spring 21 on the plate 23 forces it down onto the clothes and squeezes out vthe water 4which has been forced thereinto through the perforations in the tubes 24. and 25 when said plate 23 is elevated by the operation of thelever 14. In the form shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, one plate 33 only is employed similar in construction to plates 3 and 23 of the other figures, and connected in the same manner to the standard 30. Detachably connected with said plateby buttons 34 or any other suitable fastening means, is a clothes holder in the form of a bag 35, composed of any suitable foraminous material, through which Water will pass freely, such as burlap nettin or the like. This bag is'preferably provided in its bottom with an extension member 36 for holding it in operative position, the bag bottom within said member 36 forming a lower foraminous member preferably corresponding in shape to the member 33 and heldl in operative position relaltively to said member 33 by the body of the bag 35 and it may also have a similar member 37 disposed near vits top. Any suitable means may be employed for locking the top to the boiler and lor holding the boiler anchored against movement when in operation. Y

Having described our invention, we claim: 1.. A clothes Washer comprising a standard carrying a plurality of vertically spaced foaf raminous members, and foraminous means arranged between said members.

2. A clothes washer comprising a suppcct ing standard having a foraminous memliisv fixed thereto, a complementary fprarrnnous Amember carried by said standard, and compressible means arranged between said members. v

3. A clothes washer comprising a supporting standard having a foraminous'membcn fixed thereto, a complementary foraminous seY member carried by said standard, and flexr ble means connecting4 said members.

4. A clothes washer comprisingasupport ing standard having a perforated plate fixed thereto, a foraminous member spaced vertically therefrom, and flexible foraminous means connecting the edges of said plate and said member. y

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscr'b ing` witnesses. i. A Y. l

OTTO FROES. 1 MINNA Fnopsn. j."

Witnesses z G. M. PREIssrNGER,

IDA A. RUTHERFORD. 

